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Cyberattacks and Hacks

Ransomware Gang Abused Microsoft Certificates to Sign Malware

Forgeries

Ransomware Gang Abused Microsoft Certificates to Sign Malware

Lily Hay Newman

Hackers Planted Files to Frame an Indian Priest

Injustice

Hackers Planted Files to Frame an Indian Priest

Andy Greenberg

Attackers Keep Targeting the US Electric Grid

Security Roundup

Attackers Keep Targeting the US Electric Grid

Andy Greenberg

A Year Later, That Brutal Log4j Vulnerability Is Still Lurking

Unsolved Miseries

A Year Later, That Brutal Log4j Vulnerability Is Still Lurking

Lily Hay Newman

Popular HR and Payroll Company Sequoia Discloses a Data Breach

Work Hazard

Popular HR and Payroll Company Sequoia Discloses a Data Breach

Lily Hay Newman

Apple Expands End-to-End Encryption to iCloud Backups

Security Boost

Apple Expands End-to-End Encryption to iCloud Backups

Lily Hay Newman

Scammers Are Scamming Other Scammers Out of Millions of Dollars

Karma

Scammers Are Scamming Other Scammers Out of Millions of Dollars

Matt Burgess

China’s Police State Targets Zero-Covid Protesters

Security Roundup

China’s Police State Targets Zero-Covid Protesters

Dhruv Mehrotra

Android Phone Makers’ Encryption Keys Stolen and Used in Malware

Losing Control

Android Phone Makers’ Encryption Keys Stolen and Used in Malware

Lily Hay Newman

Google Moves to Block Invasive Spanish Spyware Framework

Watch Dogs

Google Moves to Block Invasive Spanish Spyware Framework

Lily Hay Newman

The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 6: Endgame

True Cybercrime

The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 6: Endgame

Andy Greenberg

The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 5: Takedown

True Cybercrime

The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 5: Takedown

Andy Greenberg

A Destabilizing Hack-and-Leak Operation Hits Moldova

Security Roundup

A Destabilizing Hack-and-Leak Operation Hits Moldova

Lily Hay Newman

Here’s How Bad a Twitter Mega-Breach Would Be

Cautious Pessimism

Here’s How Bad a Twitter Mega-Breach Would Be

Lily Hay Newman

The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 4: Face to Face

True Cybercrime

The Hunt for the Dark Web’s Biggest Kingpin, Part 4: Face to Face

Andy Greenberg

Twitter’s SMS Two-Factor Authentication Is Melting Down

Code of Misconduct

Twitter’s SMS Two-Factor Authentication Is Melting Down

Lily Hay Newman

The Hunt for the FTX Thieves Has Begun

Whodunit

The Hunt for the FTX Thieves Has Begun

Andy Greenberg

Elon Musk Introduces Twitter Mayhem Mode

Security Roundup

Elon Musk Introduces Twitter Mayhem Mode

Dhruv Mehrotra

Russia’s Sway Over Criminal Ransomware Gangs Is Coming Into Focus

Partners in Crime

Russia’s Sway Over Criminal Ransomware Gangs Is Coming Into Focus

Lily Hay Newman

Elon Musk’s Twitter Is a Scammer’s Paradise

Fowl Play

Elon Musk’s Twitter Is a Scammer’s Paradise

Matt Burgess